"We know first-hand how smart, well-maintained standards can save cost and enable new products. We share BISG’s commitment to developing new ideas and establishing best practices that can benefit both educational and trade publishing, so we’re excited about the opportunity to help." They are especially interested in BISG's Common Core Working Group and the Metadata Committee's ONIX work and their benefits to Atomic's clients."
"BISG provides companies like Mitinet Library Services (which provides both tangible published content and content data for asset search/discovery) the ability to become truly dynamic producers and distributors of the resources and strategies the populations we serve demand.
Libraries want the books we distribute and the high-quality descriptive data / metadata we generate about them.
Publishers want the rich layers of asset data that our team of electronic content curators generates for our Gold Database.
BISG represents the heart and soul of the 21st century publishing industry in the U.S. We are happy to now have direct access to the core values of today's publishers to promote and foster Mitinet's continued success serving this vital industry."
"As manager of W. W. Norton's metadata team, I am an advocate of standards and best practices. My mantric sounding board directly relates to the research, resources, publications, and community of BISG. Our membership is win-win: I am able to rally for high quality metadata at Norton while also contribute to the industry (organization) that upholds exceptional standards."
"My company has found membership in BISG to be indispensable. BISG offers us the unique opportunity to work with representatives from all levels of the book industry supply chain to address key issues facing the industry. This interaction also enables us to anticipate changes in the industry and formulate ways to maintain our own relevance as a supplier."
"BISG is an invaluable resource for HBG. BISG provides the forum for all members of the publishing supply chain, large and small, to collaboratively create the standards and best practices that foster open and efficient interaction, and benefit the industry as a whole. Moreover, BISG's educational efforts, their partnering with other publishing organizations in the US and abroad, and their dedication to the future of publishing in a digital world make us proud to be a long-time member and supporter of this outstanding organization."
"The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is proud to support BISG and its many contributions to the publishing industry. BISG provides a forum for the entire publishing industry to discuss the important standards and best practices that drive efficiency in the supply chain. It's important that independent publishers and self-published authors are represented in these forums. IBPA is pleased to provide this bridge and looks forward to many successful years of collaboration ahead."
"As a corporation in the middle of the supply chain, serving publishers, retailers, and libraries around the world, Ingram finds the standards developed under the auspices of BISG and its committees invaluable. In a business which is incredibly complex at its core, the development of standards for use by trading partners is critical to maximizing our resources in the development of trading partner exchanges. The BISG website and educational seminars are also valuable for 'getting the message out' to the thousands of firms that are the book industry. Ingram is a long time supporter and activist in BISG committees and other efforts and we look forward to supporting the organization for years to come."
"Barnes & Noble has long been a supporter of BISG because of its many contributions to the publishing and bookselling industries. BISG has worked with its members to help create the standards, policies, and best practices that have increased efficiencies and benefited all of us."
"As the country's highest circulating library, current and accurate industry knowledge is essential. Membership that offers my library a voice at BISG's table benefits libraries in a way nothing else can."